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More than 100 people donned swimming tails and plunged into the water at a Chinese resort to set a Guinness World Record for the largest underwater mermaid show. The 110 divers wearing mermaid tails showed off their swimming skills and underwater acrobatics Wednesday at the Ambassador Lagoon inside the Atlantic Sanya resort on the island […]

Authorities in San Francisco conducted an unusual and difficult rescue when a dog fell into a narrow gap between two buildings. San Francisco Animal Care and Control said the 12-year-old canine, nicknamed “Baby Jessica” by rescuers, had become stuck between two buildings on San Bruno Avenue, about 6 feet below a deck. Rescuers said the […]

A waste collection truck crew and workers at a North Carolina landfill came to the rescue when a woman realized some of her rings had accidentally ended up in the trash. Chuck and Pam Smith, who recently relocated to New Hanover County, said Pam was cleaning the house recently when she realized some of her […]

A pair of 17-year-old North Carolina twins have some big decisions ahead of them after being accepted into 15 colleges — and receiving $1.53 million in merit-based scholarships. Reagan and Ricardo Razon, 17, who are preparing to graduate June 12 from Enloe Magnet High School in Raleigh, received acceptance letters from 15 schools including Harvard […]

An alligator found sleeping under a Florida resident’s parked car was escorted back to a pond by a sheriff’s deputy wielding a broom. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said three deputies were summoned to a Tampa neighborhood on a report of an alligator sleeping underneath a parked car. One of the responders, Deputy Wheaton, had […]

A Connecticut woman making her morning commute captured video of an unusual sight on the highway — a coyote running down the middle lane. Tanika Campbell said she was on her way to her job in New Haven when she spotted the coyote sprinting down the center lane of Interstate 95. Campbell posted a video […]

A pair of Idaho men broke a Guinness World Record when one threw five flower leis around the other’s neck in 3.18 seconds. David Rush, who has broken more than 150 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, teamed up with neighbor Jonathan “Hollywood” Hannon to break the world record for fastest time to throw […]